Chapter 100

“Will you be going?” Jason asked.

Grace nodded. “But you…” She hesitated for a moment. “Do you want to go with me?”

He was quiet for a moment then said, “I have to work overtime the night before. The boss said that I will get triple the rate if I do. How about you give me the address? I will go find you the

next day.”

“All right,” Grace said.

However, she then bit her lips and said hesitantly, “But when you show up with me over there, some of my relatives might give you a hard time. When that happens, don’t mind them.””

Jay gave her a faint smile. “Don’t worry, I won’t pay any

attention to it.”

At this moment, she was the only person he cared about.

The closer it got to Thanksgiving, the fewer people would be seen on the road. Many people had already returned to their

hometowns.

Her mother’s hometown was a small town on the outskirts

of Emerald City. It was not far away, and it would only take

about an hour and a half to get there by bus. Therefore,

relatively speaking, she would have to compete for a bus

ticket home with many other people who were also looking to

get out of the city for the holiday.

While Grace was still booking the tickets, she asked Jason, “Jay,

do you have your ID card? I’ll book a ticket for you.”

fact, she had never seen

booked a

that. Instead, she took out the scarf that she had been hiding in the past few days and helped Jason put

short?” she studied the

Her scent seemed to

scarf, which made him feel as though he was being surrounded by her scent as

up knitting the ends of it so that you can wear it for the holidays.

she fiddled with the scarf.

his. Goodness, he was

tracing tiny circles

“It’s beautiful.”

he wasn’t staring at the scarf, he

ladies rushed to the forefront of

Maybe this friendship could be

with a will of its own, her body leaned toward his.

gaze dropping to her lips.

sucked in a breath.

more to her than anyone else in her life had

been.

than she could even admit

herself.

angled his head and

fluttered closed.

phone started ringing.

shattered. If it had even been there in the first place. Perhaps she’d imagined it.

hobbled over to the countertop and

“Hello Lina.”

but when she heard that Grace

small talk. No skirting around the subject.

that Lina didn’t want her to

no. I won’t be alone. Jay will go over to accompany me,” Grace said.

were when her friend got into trouble back then. They’d not been

offense. They were all fine to ride off your

moment you fell on hard

the point. It was true

bit of it.

was released from prison. I don’t know how she is now,” Grace said. “She’s the only one of them who’s been good to me, Lina. And she’s been getting on in

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